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Boris Smiljanic

Boris Smiljanic

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age49
CitizenshipSwitzerland Croatia
Height1.93 m
Footleft
BornSeptember 28, 1976
👕500+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 5.3 Average
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

3
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Grasshopper Club Zurich
top club · 382 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#246
goals rank
#267
assists rank
40
season goals
10
season assists

Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2005
€2.00m
top transfer fee · 02/03
8
best season · 09/10
9 / 2
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Shares 1976-09-28 · 1 player total

529Appearances
40Goals
10Assists
83Yellow cards
2Red cards
189Full matches (90′)
Full nameBoris Smiljanic
Name in home countryBoris Smiljanić
Date of birth1976-09-28 (49 yrs)
Place of birthBaden AG, Switzerland
CitizenshipSwitzerland Croatia
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height193.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2012-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2012
Transfer: Grasshoppers → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2011
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2011
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
21 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Grasshopper Club Zürich U21, Grasshopper Club Zurich
32 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Grasshopper Club Zürich U21, Grasshopper Club Zurich
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
38 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Basel → Grasshoppers
07/08 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Basel 1893
20 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Basel 1893
48 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Basel 1893
33 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Basel 1893
28 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Grasshopper Club Zurich, FC Basel 1893
36 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Grasshoppers → FC Basel
02/03 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2001
01/02 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
42 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
34 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1993
Transfer: FC Wettingen → Grasshoppers
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.04/90
16
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.04/90
14
Yellow cards1 total · 0.04/90
91
16,978 min
Minutes played by club
Grasshopper Club Zurich 80.4%
Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 0.0%
FC Basel 1893 19.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Grasshopper Club Zurich 14 00/01 99/00 382 27 4 13,658
Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 2 08/09 09/10 2 0 0 0
FC Basel 1893 5 02/03 06/07 145 13 6 3,320

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€500K5€1M7€1.5M9€2M00/01 — 3 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)300/0102/03 — 2 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)202/0303/04 — 2 goals (FC Basel 1893)03/04 — 3 assists503/0404/05 — 5 goals (FC Basel 1893)04/05 — 1 assists604/0505/06 — 3 goals (FC Basel 1893)05/06 — 2 assists505/0606/07 — 2 goals (FC Basel 1893)206/0707/08 — 1 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)07/08 — 2 assists307/0808/09 — 1 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)108/0909/10 — 8 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)09/10 — 1 assists909/1010/11 — 4 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)410/1111/12 — 1 assists111/1296/97 — 4 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)496/9797/98 — 1 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)197/9898/99 — 3 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)398/9999/00 — 1 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)199/0004/05 — €1.8M05/06 — €2M06/07 — €1M07/08 — €1.2M08/09 — €1.3M10/11 — €900K11/12 — €450KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 3300/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 2202/0303/04: 2203/0404/05: 5504/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 0011/1294/95: 0094/9595/96: 0095/9696/97: 4496/9797/98: 1197/9898/99: 3398/9999/00: 1199/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 3303/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1294/95: 0094/9595/96: 0095/9696/97: 0096/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 26 1 0 1 0 2,107
99/00 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 1 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 UEFA Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Champions League Qu. Grasshopper Club Zurich 4 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 30 3 0 6 0 800
98/99 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 3 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 UEFA Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 5 0 0 1 0 0
97/98 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 32 1 0 5 0 2,656
97/98 UEFA Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Grasshopper Club Zurich 3 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Champions League Grasshopper Club Zurich 5 0 0 2 0 0
96/97 Champions League Qu. Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 2 0 0
96/97 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 27 4 0 5 0 510
95/96 Champions League Grasshopper Club Zurich 0 0 0 0 0 0
95/96 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 7 0 0 1 0 0
95/96 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 1 0 0 0 0 0
94/95 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 19 0 1 2 0 0
11/12 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 19 4 0 3 0 407
09/10 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 29 7 1 8 0 373
09/10 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 1 0 0 0 180
08/09 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 18 1 0 3 0 1,551
08/09 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Grasshopper Club Zurich 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UI Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 35 1 2 6 0 3,150
07/08 Swisscom Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Super League FC Basel 1893 17 2 0 5 0 765
06/07 Swisscom Cup FC Basel 1893 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Super League FC Basel 1893 31 3 2 3 0 837
05/06 Swisscom Cup FC Basel 1893 3 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup FC Basel 1893 12 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Super League FC Basel 1893 24 5 1 3 0 400
04/05 Swisscom Cup FC Basel 1893 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup FC Basel 1893 4 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 Super League FC Basel 1893 23 2 3 3 0 970
03/04 Swisscom Cup FC Basel 1893 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 UEFA Cup FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 16 1 0 5 0 1,361
02/03 Nationalliga A FC Basel 1893 11 0 0 2 0 0
02/03 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 5 1 0 0 0 348
02/03 UEFA Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 4 0 0 2 0 0
01/02 Champions League Qu. Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 28 0 0 3 0 0
01/02 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 1 1 0
01/02 UEFA Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 6 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club Zurich 20 3 0 4 1 563
00/01 NLA - Final round Grasshopper Club Zurich 11 0 0 3 0 0
00/01 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
93/94 1993-07-01 FC Wettingen Grasshoppers Transfer 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Grasshoppers FC Basel Transfer 0 €2.00m
07/08 2007-07-01 FC Basel Grasshoppers Transfer 1200000 €600k
12/13 2012-07-01 Grasshoppers Retired Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Achilles tendon surgery 2010-09-01 2010-12-31 122 22
10/11 Calf problems 2011-02-26 2011-03-18 21 4
11/12 Torn muscle fiber 2011-10-12 2011-11-12 32 7
11/12 Knee surgery 2012-01-15 2012-02-05 22 1
Current€250k
Peak€2.00m
Low
Δ since start−€1.50m
€500k€1.00m€1.50m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.13m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.10m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #9534 6 2 former national player
Team #3384 3 0 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 7 29
04/05 Super League FC Basel 1893 5 24
10/11 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 4 19

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
03/04 Super League FC Basel 1893 3 23
05/06 Super League FC Basel 1893 2 31
07/08 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 35

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 31 2,107 1 0 0 0.04
98/99 42 800 7 1 0 0.9
97/98 37 2,656 5 0 0 0.17
96/97 34 510 9 1 0 1.76
95/96 8 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 21 0 2 1 0 0
10/11 21 407 3 0 0 0.66
09/10 32 553 8 0 0 1.3
08/09 27 1,551 3 0 0 0.17
07/08 38 3,150 6 0 0 0.17
06/07 20 765 5 0 0 0.59
05/06 48 837 5 0 0 0.54
04/05 33 400 5 0 0 1.13
03/04 28 970 3 0 0 0.28
02/03 36 1,709 9 0 0 0.47
01/02 38 0 4 1 1 0
00/01 32 563 7 0 1 1.28

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
415 apps
38 G
10 A
Swisscom Cup
35 apps
2 G
0 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
6 apps
0 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
37 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
12 apps
0 G
0 A
NLA - Final round
11 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Boris Smiljanic

Who is Boris Smiljanic?

Boris Smiljanic is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Boris Smiljanic?

Boris Smiljanic is 49 years old. He was born on September 28, 1976 in Baden AG.

What position does Boris Smiljanic play?

Boris Smiljanic plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Boris Smiljanic play for?

Boris Smiljanic currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Boris Smiljanic scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Boris Smiljanic has scored 40 goals in 529 appearances.